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The new year is here!  This is the first run of the ETF Matrix Report for 2012 and it appears that doomsday has been postponed till February 2012 or at least that’s where the high xolatility has moved to but … Continue reading →

Options expiry is here!  Let’s take a brief look at some trades: FAZ    100    40    Jan 21, 2011   $ 650 FAZ    400    42    Dec 17, 2011   $ 1540 (Assigned) XME   200    50    Dec 17, 2011   $ 476 … Continue reading →

A slightly more stable January showing up in the ETF Matrix Report yet still a great deal of xolatility in January.   There is considerable put buying on indexes, commodities and foreign country investments.   I am still in FAZ to the … Continue reading →

Exciting! Exciting! Exciting!  I now hold 1000 shares of FAZ at various price points and a couple of other ETFs and have raked in almost $5000 so far in a few weeks!  Here’s a quick snapshot: Ticker Shares Entry Expiry … Continue reading →

January 2012 still looks to be a hot spot for the market.   High xolatility in calls and puts for January and onto February.   This past expiry I got assigned on most of my FAZ shares. I bought in at $39 … Continue reading →

With the increased volatility in the markets, it is starting to impact the ETF Covered Calls options deep into next year.   The previous xolatility I had seen extended to January 2012 but it’s now spilling into March 2012.  I’m not … Continue reading →

November expiry is only a few days away, I am in with about 600 shares of FAZ at various expirations (November, December, and January).   I’ll likely be assigned this Friday with some of my positions which is great.  So far, … Continue reading →

All signs continue to point to a January meltdown (or possible rally) although I think a meltdown more likely given the crisis in Greece, the spreading yields on Italy, Ireland, Portugal against German bunds as an indicator we’re on the … Continue reading →

New week but same story, the xolatility is through the roof for November, December, and January.   There is heavy put buying for January though so I will continue with my thesis that something BIG will happen in January.   In the … Continue reading →